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Te Kura o Rudolf Steiner Otautahi
Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School
Volume 41, Issue 03
Kawerongo Newsletter
24 Kohi-tātea 2015
19 Ombersley Tce, P O Box 19944, Christchurch 8241p: +64 3 337 0514 f: +64 3 337 0515 [email protected]
www.ch.steiner.school.nz
Last Sunday was the fourth anniversary of the tragic Canterbury earthquake. I’m sure we
all paused at the 12.51 pm time where the earth shook us so violently both physically and
emotionally. Our loving thoughts to those families who lost a loved one, our love and kia
kaha to those still working through the aftermath of the day and please remember that
the ‘new normal’ became finding ways to help each other out wherever we could. Don’t
forget, or as Reinald Harmer wrote to me. “ if you want to feel good, do good”.
If you had any doubts about the Upper school academic outcomes, the NCEA Level 2
results show what our teachers and students can achieve together. While the results are
not totally official, the Level 2 is our best result ever! The students achieved an overall
96.6.% Level 2 pass!! which is 6% higher than the national decile 8 average!! - they
achieved 10.7% excellences and 46.4 % merits. It’s fantastic by anyone’s standards and a
great credit to the Upper School and the students. This exceeded our Strategic Plan
aspirations and we look forward to this continuing and growing in their Level 3 year.
Congratulations to the present class 12 students. Unfortunately our level 3 results are not
looking so good this year and there is obviously quite a lot of self reflection occurring for
that class – their UE results were down 30% on our previous years result.
How cool is it having the NZ Opera Company perform at our school?! Yesterday everyone
crowded into the hall to hear a 40 minute version of the Barber of Seville – a lightweight
fun opera that even included some kapa haka and a local policeman. Thanks Angelika
Hofmann for organising it – well done for a cultural afternoon.
Big thanks to the Community Association for their Welcome Back BBQ last Thursday.
Don’t forget:
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Next week is the National Te Matatini festival – get down to Hagley Park to see the
best of Aotearoa’s cultural festival.
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Go to the Seasonal Produce link to get your excess produce to the cooking room and
to each other. Your class teacher or secretary should have sent it to you.
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Put on sun screen! The Upper School watched an excellent presentation last week by
the Health Promotion Agency’s Sun Safety team, and everyone then had two photos
taken – one regular and one that could photograph sun damage beneath the skin.
The salutary message is that once you have sun damage, it is irreparable!
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Review the screen time your child is having. It’s a more serious issue than we knew…
see the link in last week’s newsletter to psychologist Dr Aric Segman’s report.
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Go to Iron Ridge Quarry this weekend for their music and sculpture event. Raymond
Herber is an ex-pupil and our Forging tutor.
Celia Lashlie, the wonderful and tireless advocate for boys achievement, died last week.
She was a woman that almost every educationalist admired for her practical, passionate
desire for boys to grow into great men. If you haven’t read her books, find one and do so.
It would be great to have a forum on how our boys in school are faring on their journey
towards becoming wonderful young men. I see so many of these in our high school.
Maybe it’s a topic for our student council forum.
The initiator of Non Violent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg died last month. We use
his methods in school in solving disputes. When a bullying perpetrator hears what it feels
like to be bullied or hurt, it often leads to a deeper understanding and inevitably results in
a longer and more enduring inner change. Mareile and Ashley are our most experienced
practitioners, supported by Megan Rutherford.
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Class 8 and 9 are away on camp this week at Okains Bay. Hope the weather fares them
well and big thanks to Peter Oliver for the huge work to get them there.
Sadly, our new Spanish teacher, Rosi, has had to reconsider her time with us due to some
health issues. We are needing a new fabulous Spanish teacher. If you know of anyone,
please get hold of me asap!
Thomas Proctor
CALENDAR Wātaka
Tue 24-27 Feb
Class 8/9 combined camp (Okains Bay) - no Upper School sport
Tue 24 Feb
Nursery Group Parents Evening 7.00pm-9.00pm
Wed 25 Feb
Canterbury Show Jumping Champs
Mon 2 - 6 Mar
Class 10, 11 & 12 Camp
Tue 3 Mar
Class 3 Parent Evening
Wed 4 Mar
Class 6 Parent Evening, 7pm in class 6
Fri 6 Mar
Class 3 day trip - The Maize Maze
Mon 9 Mar
Lower School Swim Sports - Wharenui Pool 11.30am - 1.30pm
Wed 11 Mar
Kindergarten/Nursery Harvest Festival. Nursery 10am, Kinder 11.45am
Thur 12 Mar
Top Team - class 4-8 - 1.30pm till 3pm
Mon 16-20
School photos week
Tue 17 Mar
Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Champs (Finals Sat 21 Mar)
Wed 18 Mar
Lower School South Zone Swim Champs, Wharenui Pool 12.30-2.30
Wed 18 Mar
Upper School sport finishes for Term 1 (reserve date Wed 25th Mar)
Fri 27 Mar
Lower School Harvest Festival, 11.45am
Mon 30 Mar
Lower School Canterbury Swim Champs - Selwyn Aquatic Centre
Mon 30 Mar
Dressage Champs
Thur 2 Apr
TERM ONE ENDS
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PARENT REMINDERS
Please let us know if your child will be absent from school. For planned absences email the College Principal Group (CPG) via [email protected] For unplanned absences you can leave
a message on the absence line, ph 337 0514, or text 3255. Start your message with CHRSS then
leave a space and tell us your child’s name, class AND THE REASON FOR ABSENCE.
If you receive a text from us about your child’s absence, please respond with a reason.
Please, strictly no parking or drop offs in the staff car parks. (unless you are using a disability
park) Suggested drop off points:
Hansen Park car park, Ombersley Tce, Fifield Tce, Hawford Rd, or Riverlaw Tce (by the bridge).
Please remember when packing lunches that we are a PEANUT FREE SCHOOL
BOT Meetings 2014
Next meeting: THUR 26 FEB
Board of Trustees meet at 6pm in
the music room. All welcome
TERM DATES 2015
Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
Term 4:
Wed 28 Jan - Thur 2 Apr
Mon 20 Apr - Fri 3 Jul
Mon 20 Jul - Fri 25 Sep
Mon 12 Oct - Fri 11 Dec
FROM THE SCHOOL Ngā Pānui o Te Kura
2014 SCHOOL FAIR RESULTS
STALL
PROFIT
STALL
PROFIT
2nd Hand Clothing
$1496.00
Crepes
$1305.00
Books
$805.00
Face Painting
$75.00
Café
$2910.00
Fairy Land - Café
$938.00
Cakes/Sweets
$600.00
Fairy Land - Gate
$1303.00
Candle Dipping
$31.00
Fairy Land - Crafts
$565.00
Commissions
$6765.70
Flowers
$536.00
Craft
$1833.00
Games
$1877.00
Ice-Cream
$349.00
Juicies (Ice Blocks)
$688.00
Lemonade
$161.00
Plants
$730.00
Sausage Sizzle
$1009.00
Sushi
$714.00
Tussies
$270.00
White Elephant
$2964.00
TOTAL PROFIT $27,925
PARENT LIBRARY
The parent library is currently closed
due to refurbishment.
There are OVER 50 BOOKS MISSING!!!
Please return ALL over dues NOW. There is a
basket on the bench where the library was.
If you have lost a book please consider replacing
it. If you have any questions please contact
Michelle T on 981 9752 / 021 025 39331
COT SHEETS NEEDED
For nursery.
If anyone has cot sheets not in use could you
please bring to nursery. Kia ora.
SINGLE PARENT CUPPA
A warm invite to sole/single parents to relax, have
a cuppa and chat with others. Small plate for
shared nibbles if you can manage. Mon 16 March
9.30-11am, 8/13 Bridge St, Brighton.
For more info contact Lisa 0273602611
PARENT HELP WANTED
Wanted: parent help for handwork
class on a Friday afternoon. May
involve some reading to students.
Please give your contact details to
the office for Colleen or Rosalie.
Starship Mobile Phone
Schools Campaign
We need your old phones!
Please bring in any old cell phones to
the office. There is a recycling box on
the reception counter. We can
exchange these phones for rewards
for our school, AND we’re helping
the Starship National Air Ambulance
in the process!
COMMUNITY Hapori
LATTITUDE GLOBAL VOLUNTEERING
Will be doing a presentation in Christchurch on
Wednesday 25th February at 7pm at Waimairi Road
Community Centre, 166 Waimairi Road, Ilam. This is a
great opportunity for students looking to volunteer
overseas in 2016 or unsure what they will be doing in
2016 to come and find out more information about
this great experience. More information is also
available on our website http://www.lattitude.org.nz
Inā kei te mohio koe ko wai koe,
I anga mai koe i hea, kei te mohio
koe. Kei te anga atu ki hea.
If you know who you are and
where you are from, then you will
know where you are going
Iron Ridge Quarry Music &
Sculpture Event
Sunday 8th March, 11am- 5pm
Gate sales: Adults $20, under 16yrs free
Presold tickets through Eventfinder for $16
Enjoy a wonderful day of music, sculpture,
wine, food & coffee, and live metal –working
and limestone carving demonstrations. There
will be sculpture for sale on the day as well as
stalls selling jewellery, art and crafts.
Follow us on facebook for the most up-to-date details or refer to
the website
www.raymondherber.com
CHILDREN'S DAY
Sunday 1st March 2015 10am - 3pm
Come along and celebrate Children's Day
a FREE community event at Air Force
Museum at Wigram. Entry to the park is
FREE and all 50 fun filled activities are
FREE. Please bring your own drinking
water. For more information contact 941 8999 or check the
Be There website http://bethere.co.nz/
WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL?
Come join the most popular sport in
the world this winter, just before
the FIFA U20 World Cup!
We have a large junior side with children
from Tai Tapu to Halswell to Hoon Hay, and
our registrations are now open!
Trials have occurred but all children are
welcome to come down for a training as
teams will not be finalised until March.
All information for registrations and
training times is available on our website at:
www.hawkfootball.org.nz
FREE TO LOVING HOMES
Gorgeous Lop/Flemish giant, baby bunnies.
Would like homes to be able to provide at least
some (or ALL) free range time every day.
Available April.
Contact Michelle T, 981 9752 / 021 025 39331
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